Dustless ash remover and container



Oct. 14, 1930. c. F. slLvA 1,773,694

DUSTLESS ASH REMOVER AND CONTAINER Filed March so, 1929 2 SheetsSheet 1 Oct. 14, 1930. c. F. SILVA DUSTLESS ASH REMOVER AND CONTAINER Filed March 30, 1929- 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Oct. 14, 1930 CHARLES FRANCIS SILVA, 0 1 MAPLE HEIGHTS, BEDFORD, OHIO v DUSTLESs ASH REMOVER AND CONTAINER Application filedMarch 30, 1929. Serial No. 351,420.

7 This invention relates to improvements in a dustless ash remover and container which device is I particularly and especially Well adapted for removing ashes from furnaces or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device for the purpose describedwhich is simple in construction and, therefore, cheap of manufacture, yet at the same time highly efficient and serviceable in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device through the instrumentality of which the ashes in the ash-pit of a furnace or the like can be easily and quickly removed without the creation or littering of dust which is objectionable and the ashes when once removed can be carried to and and deposited in an ash can or other place of deposit.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a device by which in one operation the entire contents of the ash-pit of a fur nace can be removed in a fraction of the time required by the ordinary shovel.

Other further objects, novel features of constructionand improved results of the invention will appear from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates the base portion of a furnace with a portion of the ash-pit side broken away to enable the illustration of the manner of using my improved device.

Figure 2 illustrates the cover and shovel in separated relation.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of my lmproved devlce 1n the pos1t1on it assumes when functioning as a container.

Fig. 4 is'a' detail perspective view illustrating the manner in which the outer end of the shovel portion is contained and locked within the cover;

Figure 5 is a view illustrating the manner in which the combined cover and container are applied to the shovel portion prior to the removal of the shovel from the ash-pit of the furnace.

Describing the invention and the parts which go into its make up, reference being taper downwardly as at 8 to join the bottom 5 of the shovel in a somewhat rounded point ,9. These tapered ends of the side walls enable the shovel portion to be more readily and easily inserted into the cover and container as will appear more specifically hereinafter.

The rear wall of the shovel is provided with a handle 10 by which the shovel is manipulated. The upper edges of the shovel side walls are reinforced by an angle-iron, the leg 11 of which is parallel with and is attached to the inner faceof the shovel wall, while the leg 12 extends inwardly to form a seal, as will be pointed out hereinafter.

The combined cover and container B is of a size to receive and carry the shovel portion in a telescoping manner. This cover comprises the top 13, side walls 14:; front wall or end 15, which front wall at its lower end is bent inwardly at right angles to form a lip or ledge 16, eXt ending transverse the cover. The combination cover and container is entirely open'at its rear end.

Adjacent the rear ends of the side walls of the cover are handles 17 which are for the purpose of permitting the spreading of the cover when applying it to the shovel portion of the device, which spreading can bereadily accomplished inasmuch as the metal is of thin gauge. The top 18 of the cover portion adjacent its rear end is provided with a handle 18, which is for the purpose of convenience whenit is desired .to separate the two por tions A and B when emptying the contents.

An arm 19 is pivotally mounted upon the top 13 of the cover portion B, as at 20, and extends outwardly beyond the rear end of the top and terminates in a hand-grasp or handle portion 21. The rear wall 6 of the shovel is provided with an upwardly extending lug 22, in which is provided a slot 23, for receiving the swinging arm 21 and acting as a lock or securing means for securing the two portions A and B together.

hen the two portions comprising the device are secured together to serve as a container, it can be lifted and transported when desired through the medium of the handle 24, which is pivotally secured in the ears 25 attached at the rear ends of the cover side wall-s 14C.

In using the device, it will be seen from Figure 1, that the shovel portion A is slid inwardly through the opening 26, commonly provided in the ash-pit 27 of a conventional type of furnace illustrated and designated at 28. hen this portion of operation is taking place, the shovel is manipulated by the handle 10 and when it is full the shovel is pulled outwardly through the ash-pit opening until its front end is resting on the ledge forming the bottom of the ash-pit opening, as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

Vit'h the shovel portion in the position just described the cover is applied by putting it in a' more or less horizontal position with the lip 16 of the cover resting upon the upper ends of the side walls of the shovel and then pushing or sliding the cover forwardly and down the sloping portions or edges 8 of the shovel so that the lip 16 will assume position below the bottom 5 of the shovel. The cover is then pulled outwardly so that the outer end of the shovel bottom will be resting on the lip 16.

The two parts will then be completely telescoped and it remains only to swing the arm 19 into locking engagement with the lug 22 to lock the portions A and B of the device securely together.

The inwardly projecting legs 12 of the angle irons will then act to sea] and render the container dust-proof.

To perform the operation just described the handles 17 are utilized and when the two portions comprising the device are securely locked together as indicated in Figure 3 of the drawings, it can be transported to an ash San or other place of deposit by the handle -e.

From an examination of Figure 5 of the drawing it will be seen that the taper 8 of the side walls of the shovel is a necessary construction as otherwise the cover could not be applied to the shovel because the size of the door to the ash-pit would not permit the entrance of the cover to effect the operation above described. Vere it not for these tapered edges it would benecessary to remove the shovel entirely from the furnace to apply the cover and this is not desirable as some of the contents of the shovel would be spilled about on the floor.

By pulling the shovel outwardly until its front end rests upon the ash-pit frame in the manner illustrated in Figure 5, the lip 16 can be easily hooked under the bottom 5 of the shovel Without lifting the shovel OI moving the shovel in any way which might spill its contents upon the floor.

When emptying the container, the arm 19 is swung into an unlocked position and the two parts making up the device can be readily separated by grasping with one hand the handle of the shovel and with the other hand the handle 18 of the cover.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device which is admirably suited for the purpose intended, yet one which is simple of manufacture, which will enable it to be made and sold at a price sufficiently low as to cover a sales field to a great extent.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combined ash remover and container comprising a shovel and a removable cover therefor, said parts adapted for telescopic connection, interlocking telescopic connection between the shovel and a cover at one end, and a lock securing the cover and shovel together at the opposite end.

2. A combined ash remover and container comprising a shovel and a cover adapted for telescopic relation to form a container, means for detachably securing said parts in their telescopic relation, the said shovel carrying inturned flanges extending at right angles to the shovel side walls acting as a dust seal when the parts are in their telescopic relation.

3. A combined ash remover and container comprising a shovel portion and a removable cover therefor, said parts adapted for telescopic engagement to form a container, a flange at the lower front end of the cover for supporting the front end of the shovel and a lock at the rear end of the cover for locking the cover and shovel together at their rear ends, and means for handling the parts making up the device, for the purpose described.

4. A combined ash remover and container comprising a shovel and a cover adapted for telescopic relation to form a container, means for detachably securing said parts in their telescopic relation, and said cover portion carrying at its lower end an inturned flange acting as a support for one end of the shovel when the parts are in their telescopic relation.

5. A combined ash remover and container comprising a shovel having an open top and open front end, a cover for said shovel having an open bottom and an open rear end, said shovel and cover adapted for telescopic arrangement to form a container, and the lower end of the end wall of said cover portion provided with an inwardly extending flange acting as a support for the adjacent end of the shovel when the parts are in their telescopic relation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

CHARLES FRANCIS SILVA. 

